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HOBSESHOE. No. 319,749. Patented'J-une 9, 1885.

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lTEl CHARLES A. SCOTT, OF OCEANIO, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG NOR OF ON E-THIRD TO WILLIAM H. EMERY, OF SAME PLACE.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,749, dated June 9, 1885.

I Application filed February 4, 1884. (n6 modeLl To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Aoeusros SCOTT, of thetown of Oceanic, county of Monmouth, and State of Ne w Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horseshoes, which is fully set forth in the following specification.

The annexed drawings will serve to explain the nature and scope of my invention.

7 Figure 1 represents an ordinary horseshoe Fig. 2 represents the form of my auxiliary horseshoe-first hereinafter desc'ribed,the parts being separated. Fig. 3 represents a top view of the shoe and auxiliary shoe when the latter is in position as worn.

Fig. 4 represents a bottom view of the shoe and auxiliary shoe when the latter is in position as worn. Fig. 5 represents a modified form of the fore part of the auxiliary shoe designed for use on what is known as a plain shoe.

-When roads or streets are slippery on account of ice' or hard snow, or for any other reason, the ordinarymethod of preventing horses from slipping has been to sharpen the calk or heels of the shoe and the downwardly-projecting toe of the shoe. The objections to this are, that the horse is thereby liable to injure the flooring of his stable and to out his legs and feet with the sharp points of the shoe. It is also a source of annoyance and expense to have .of the ground becomechanged, are apt to gather balls of soft snow or mud on thehorses hoofs. I

My invention remedies these difficulties. It consists of an auxiliary shoe, preferablyin two parts, placed on the bottom of an ordinary horseshoe, of such a size that the two pieces can be placed on the under side of the shoe, the rear endsresting against the heels or calks,

being the downward projections at the back of the shoe, and the-front end resting against the toe or downward projection at the front of the shoe. These two pieces are then fastened together by a screw running through a short backward projection from the inside of the front of the auxiliary shoe on its inner side,"or in any other convenient manner, and they-are so arranged and of such a size that 'when screwed together they are held firmly inplace on the horses shoe by means of two clamps on each side of the auxiliary shoe on the inside'and not far from the heels, which runup the inner sides of the shoe and partially embrace the same, and also by twoclamps at the front of the auxiliary shoe and on the inner side,- which run up the side of the shoe iary shoe has at the front two sharp downward projections, which, when in position, immediately adjoin the toe of the shoe, but extend a short distance farther down than the toe. These downward projections at the toe should preferably be at right angles to the length of the shoe. At the calks the auxiliary shoe has two sharp downward projections, which immediately adjoin the calks of the shoe, but extend farther down. These sharpened projections may runeither parallel to or at an angle to the length of the shoe. The best arrangement, however, of these two sharp downward projections at the rear'is, that the inside projection of the auxiliary shoe as worn should run parallel with the.

length of the shoe, and the like projection on the outside as worn should run at right angles thereto.

- In the drawings, A representsthe ordinary horseshoe, provided with the toe-calk a and and the clamps f at the sides thereof. The

saidolamps are pressed firmly against the inner edge'of the shoe ,by means of the screwfastening g, Thisshoe .B can be readily put on'and taken off by simply screwing or unscrewing the screw-fastening y, when it can easily be removed;-but when screwed it rethe ground, the shoe itself being protected.

mains firmly in position, the four clamps pressing against the inside of the shoe, and the natural result of the motion of the horse is to cause this auxiliary shoe while in use to expand more than the ordinary shoe, on account of its coming in direct contact with Thus the action of the horse tends to fasten the auxiliary shoe more firmly to the shoe itself. It is prevented from slipping forward by the toe or front downward projection, ordinary shoe, as well as by the two front clamps of the auxiliary shoe. from moving backward by the calks or rear downward projections, a, of the ordinary shoe, as well as by the rear clamps of the auxiliary shoe, the shoe being generally made narrowv posed to damage; in others, the lugs or fast-- ing toward the heels.

When the shoe is a plain shoe-thatis, has

neither corks nor toe, but is smooth all the way roundit will be necessary to somewhat modify the adjustment. The shoe will then be held in position by the four clamps which embrace the inner sides thereof, and these will be suflicient to forward; but the position of the rear clamps is such that their action will not be sufficient to prevent the shoe from slipping slightly backward on account of the tendency of the front part of the auxiliary prevent this by j oining together the two parts of the shoe by a hinge or other suitable means, the hinge being preferably at the extreme front, just behind the toesthat is, the two front sharp downward projections of the auxiliary shoe. It may also be accomplished by means of a coupling, which, when iliary shoe, as shown at h in Fig. 5. As shown in said figure, a projection or tongue, h, fixed on one of the parts and enlarged at its outer end, enters a deep notch or opening in the The enlargement on the end of tongue h prevents the latter from slipping out,

other part.

while the opening is so shaped as to permit a slight play to the tongue therein.

I have also found it useful to use a fine strip of rubber or leather or other like material between the shoe and the auxiliary shoe, which will prevent the snow or mud from balling.

The number of the clamps, as well as their position, can be somewhat varied without affecting the nature of the invention. The number of the sharp downward projections can also be somewhat varied.

I am aware that removable ,or' secondary horseshoes for attachment to the permanent I or fast shoe have been heretofore made or proposed; but all such devices, so far as known to me, differ materially from my invention,

and, moreover, present objections which would render them of little or no practical serv- For example, a secondary shoe has hinged together in a screw spanning ice. been made of two parts, front, and provided with a, of the i It isprevented small.

prevent the shoe from slipping reach of the frog, and at which point the moshoe to spread. I

in position, 1 unites the front pieces of the shoe together. -The coupling should preferably be attached, permanently to one of the pieces of the auxing witnesses.

the space between the two sides, by which the latter are spread, and lugs thereon caused to enter notches in the fast shoe. The screw, being placed nearer the heel than the toe, would come directly beneath the frog, or

most sensitive part of the horses hoof. It is frog, in which position it is most likely to injure the horses hoof, and is itself most exening devices have been placed outside the shoe, where they would be likely to cut the leg; and many of these devices require a special construction of the fast shoe to enable the secondary shoe to be attached thereto. In my' invention, on the other hand, the screw is It'is located near the toe, quite out of tion of the hoof is such that whatever the screw might strike,it would only glance against and not strike fairly. The space between the sides of the shoe is entirely clear, presenting ;no projections liable either to be broken, to injure the hoof, or to afford lodgment for stones.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An auxiliary or removable horseshoe made in two parts, provided with side clamps and with front clamps, and a screw at the front of said shoe and inside the same, for pressing the clamps against the inner edge of the fast shoe, substantially as described.

toe-clamps and side clamps for embracing the inner edge of the fast shoe, a backward extension from the front end of each part, and a screw working in said projections for attaching and detaching the shoe, substantially as described.

3. A two-part auxiliary horseshoe provid- 2. A two-part auxiliary horseshoe having ed with toe and side clamps for embracing the inner edge of the fast shoe and a fasteningscrew for spreading the parts, the said parts being connected only at the front ends, so that a clear space is left between the sides of the shoe, substantially as described.

4. An auxiliary horseshoe made in two 7 parts, having toe and side clamps for grasping the inner edge of the fast shoe, and a fastening-screw forming the only connection between said parts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib' CHAS. A. SCOTT.

Witnesses:

JOHN MoOLURn, JOHN S. MORRISON. 

